At over a half an hour, these five songs would be enough to sate most Sigur Rós fans, but as a bonus, they give us the real treat, Heim. “Von” is a different version than the one on their debut album, giving this version a magnificent extra four minutes! “Hafsól” also appeared on Von originally, but this version is from their “Hoppipolla” single, thus being the only version with a true release. There’s no doubt that these bands influenced each other equally. “I Gær,” from 2000, shows a likeness to tracks from Radiohead’s Kid A, an album which coincidentally came out in the same year.
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It, in fact, used to be called “Rokklagiò” or “The Rock Song” back when it was conceived in 1999. Rather than being awash in the usual, albeit beauteous and hypnotic, wash of guitars and strings, it is rather rocking. “Hljómalind” is the initial single from Hvarf and it is truly a standout track. The truth is, all five of these songs could have made it onto any one of their four previous albums, but I guess lines have to be drawn somewhere, right? It’s probably easier for the band to make those decisions than the fans, at least outside of Iceland, who could never decipher their lyrics anyway.
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( ), is more of the band’s signature glorious post rock, and a worthy introduction to Hvarf. “Salka,” originally recorded at the time of the release of their widely praised untitled album, a.k.a. These shows were captured in a concert film / documentary called Heima, which means `at home.’ A few acoustic tracks of old favorites were culled from the recordings and made into an EP called Heim, aka `home.’ That EP was released with a companion disc of unreleased material called Hvarf, `disappeared.’ No, they gave their countrymen in Iceland a grand tour of small venue shows and a couple of big ones in Reykjavik. With four albums, nearly endless touring and worldwide success under their respective belts, Sigur Rós decided to go home. If, like me, you already had that inclination, then these releases certainly did nothing to shake that belief. If you hadn’t ever heard of Sigur Rós, then this double EP release and music documentary DVD probably made you realize that this Icelandic band was quite possibly the greatest band in the world.